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Synopsis: 1989. Josey Aimes takes her two kids, Sammy and Karen, and leaves her abusive husband Wayne, to return to her northern Minnesota home town. On a chance meeting with her old friend Glory Dodge who works as a driver and union rep at the mine operated by Pearson Taconite and Steel, Josey decides to work at the mine as well, work that is dominated by men in number and in tone. She does so to be able to stand on her own two feet for the first time in her life, something she probably could not have done if she remained in a job washing hair at a beauty salon. Working at the mine does not sit well with her father, Hank Aimes, who also works at the mine and who, like the other male workers, believes she is taking a job away from a man. Hank has believed that all Josey's problems are of her own doing, ever since she, unmarried, had Sammy while she was still in high school. Josey has always stated that she does not know who Sammy's biological father is, which fosters Hank's attitude about her. A
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Niki Caro
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
R
Year:
2005
126 min
$18,324,242
Website
877 Views


How long are they staying?

I don't know. Just a little while.

No such thing, and you know it.

Oh, come on.

She's kind of girlie to be a miner.

Okay, now, what are you?

Cowboy or a cowgirl?

- I'm a cowgirl.

- No, not up there, you're not.

Gotta get your cowboy on.

What's that?

I thought it was just your hand.

Yeah. That's the thing about arthritis.

It spreads like a nasty rumor.

You know they don't want us

up there. Right?

Yeah, I got that.

The mine is a sh*t pit.

Dirt everywhere. Loud as all get-out.

You'll be hauling, lifting...

...driving and all sorts of other things a

woman shouldn't be doing, if you ask me...

...but Supreme Court didn't ask me,

did they?

You must be Hank's daughter.

You're late. Got your paperwork?

Yeah. Yes, sir. I got my consent form.

Yeah. The doc says you look darn good

under those clothes.

Sense of humor, ladies.

Rule-o numero uno.

Okay, grab your gear

and meet me outside.

We're gonna take a tour.

- What?

- What a homo!

You know they do.

C*nts.

Ear protection, ladies!

Hank, I need a five-minute break.

You took a coffee break an hour ago.

That's the point, Hank. She's been

drinking coffee like everyone else.

Hey, Glory, are you talking

as a union rep...

...or just butting into anybody's

business as usual?

All I'm saying is that you can

whip it out anytime, Hank.

We gotta pull the coveralls

all the way down, you know?

We start peeing in our seats...

...I don't think the next shift's

gonna be too happy about it.

You got another load to get.

So pull them up and go get it.

This down here is taconite.

That's what pays bills.

We've taken to calling this area

the Powder Room.

Catchy, don't you think?

Especially since you girls

will be the ones cleaning it.

So. So, Arlen, which one of these girls

is gonna be my b*tch?

Ladies, meet Bobby Sharp.

He runs the Powder Room,

where they're short one body.

And we want a nice body. No fatties.

Give me the one on the right.

Ladies.

Cock tease.

F*** you.

F***! You don't have to eat my face.

It's cool.

Just take it easy.

Sh*t.

You two just bought yourselves

a Saturday in my classroom.

Let's go.

Let's go, guys.

At least they spelled it right this time.

So how'd it go?

Good. Yeah.

Heard you were in the Powder Room

with that Bobby Sharp.

Weren't you two friends

in high school or something?

We were never friends.

You should get that checked out.

My mom's got arthritis

and she never tapes her wrist up.

You should look in that first.

Ham and cheese.

What were you expecting?

You never know in this place.

Come on, let's sit with the girls.

Meet the ladies.

Ladies, ladies. Josey Aimes.

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Michael Seitzman

Michael Seitzman (born November 1, 1967) is an American writer, producer and film director best known for film North Country. more…

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